http://jeremy.tavan.com/blog/?p=239 Wine, beer, cooking, repeat Mon, 19 Apr 2010 04:10:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://jeremy.tavan.com/blog/?p=239&cpage=1#comment-318 Jeremy Mon, 22 Jun 2009 02:52:35 +0000 http://jeremy.tavan.com/blog/?p=239#comment-318 I have to say that my feelings for Luxardo Maraschino have changed since writing this post, because at this point I love the stuff. Not sure what happened. Maybe it's a consequence of having discovered and loved the <a href="http://www.cocktailchronicles.com/2006/04/13/the-last-word/" rel="nofollow">Last Word</a>? My current approach to the Aviation is to use a hint of both Maraschino and Creme de Violette. I have to say that my feelings for Luxardo Maraschino have changed since writing this post, because at this point I love the stuff. Not sure what happened. Maybe it’s a consequence of having discovered and loved the Last Word? My current approach to the Aviation is to use a hint of both Maraschino and Creme de Violette.

]]> http://jeremy.tavan.com/blog/?p=239&cpage=1#comment-317 First Q and A Session « Orcinus Quay Sun, 21 Jun 2009 21:58:12 +0000 http://jeremy.tavan.com/blog/?p=239#comment-317 [...] Jeremy Tavan however decided to use a little Violette for substituting the cherry liqueur. This is a double conundrum; both cherry liqueur and violette are hard-to-obtain liqueurs.  However, someone used Blue Curacao to replace Creme de Violette in a mojito.  Another suggests 1 teaspoon vanilla extract with 2 teaspoons white sugar to replace violet syrup. These two substitutions seem to be a bit reasonable. I can use a blue aviation and a white aviation in different shoots. [...] [...] Jeremy Tavan however decided to use a little Violette for substituting the cherry liqueur. This is a double conundrum; both cherry liqueur and violette are hard-to-obtain liqueurs.  However, someone used Blue Curacao to replace Creme de Violette in a mojito.  Another suggests 1 teaspoon vanilla extract with 2 teaspoons white sugar to replace violet syrup. These two substitutions seem to be a bit reasonable. I can use a blue aviation and a white aviation in different shoots. [...]

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